Dozens of moves have been taken before the trade deadline. After these trades, several players were assigned as missions. Here are the results of several recent DFAs not yet covered by MLBTR…
- Right-handed Sean Hjelle According to MLB.com’s transaction tracker, it has been sent directly to Triple-A Sacramento. He was designated as homework giant When they trade Taylor Rogers Go to the Mets. The Giants received two players, José Buttó and Blade tidwella lineup of 40 people is needed. Rogers’ departure opened a place, and Hjelle DFA opened another place. This is Hjelle’s first career, and his service lasts less than three years, meaning he has no right to elect free agents. He will give the Giants non-member depth and try to win a re-step toward the Grand Slam. His 3-point number is good this year, throwing out 41 2/3 innings with a 2.81 ERA, 25.7% strikeout rate, 5.7% walking rate and 52.7% ground rate.
- left handed Zach Penrod According to his transaction tracker on MLB.com, it has been sorted out by Oklahoma City’s Triple-A. He was designated as homework Dodgers left handed Blake Snell Recovered from the 60-day injury list. It was his first career and he had less than three years of major league service, which meant he had to take on the task. Penrod just acquired from the Red Sox in a DFA deal in June and kept the optional mission so he still didn’t pitch for the Dodgers in the Grand Slam event.
- Right-handed Connor Gillispie According to his transaction tracker on MLB.com, it has been sorted out with Triple-A St. Paul. He has been designated as a mission twin In late July Michael Tonkin Selected. This is Gillispie’s first career, with his major league service for less than three years, which means he has to take on the task. He reported to the saints, but a few days later they put him on the list of minors injured. It is not clear what his current health is, but he has not pitched since July 27.
- Right-handed Geoff Hartlieb Bring with tiger According to his transaction tracker at MLB.com. When Detroit signed, he was designated as a mission in late July Luke Jackson. Hartlieb cleared the waiver and elected free agents, his right to be a player of his previous career but reunited with the Tigers’ new minor league contract. He had 7.95 in his professional career era, but the secondary league numbers were better. He threw 41 innings this year with a 3.29 ERA, 27.5% strikeout rate, 6% walking rate and 40.6% ground ball rate.
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